Starstruck Blue Star
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
From | To | S&H |
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$0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
$20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
$50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
$70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
$100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
$130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
$150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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Size | Volume | |
2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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Size | Volume | |
2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
#1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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Size | Volume | |
#2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
#3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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Size | Volume | |
#5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
#6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
#7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Starstruck Blue Star highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Brand
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Fall Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer
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Photos Provided ByWalters Gardens, Inc - www.waltersgardens.com
Growing Zones 5-9
Compact Form, Showy Blooms Starstruck Blue Star
- True Blue Flowers are Clear and Bright
- Exquisite, Star-Shaped Clustered Flowers
- Long-Lasting Display
- Early Nectar Resource for Beneficial Pollinators
- Vibrant Green Leaves
- Excellent Golden Yellow Fall Color
- Compact Perennial
- Comes Back Year After Year
- Improved Cultivar of a Native
- Versatile
- Can Be Grown in Containers
- Cold Hardy
- Heat Tolerant
- Deer Don't Prefer the Taste
Create a picture-perfect landscape...the easy way! We're so pleased to offer some of the world's best modern perennials on our website.
The smartest choices include tough, chic Starstruck Blue Star (Amsonia 'Starstruck' PP# 32246). You'll adore the sky blue, star-shaped flowers in spring and early summer!
Butterflies and honey bees will cherish their nectar, too. It's fun to watch them visit the tender, clustered blossoms over and over again.
Native Amsonia is found growing wild across a vast expanse of the United States. This improved cultivar represents the best of state-of-the-art plant breeding.
You can use them in gorgeous massed plantings, but they perform well in small space gardens, too. Grow them in outdoor containers to boost the look of your balcony or deck.
Starstruck puts on a wonderful performance with a tidy, mounded clump of glossy green leaves all season-long. This healthy foliage makes an effective contrast to the clear blue tones of the flowers.
Lance-shaped green leaves with lighter midribs grow lushly to cover the dark olive stems. Their incredibly full habit brings a very welcome fullness to your Summer Garden.
You'll never need to stake this trim little plant. The sturdy, well-branched form won't flop, even when bedecked with blooms.
Enjoy the fireglow of its autumn-bright display. As night temperatures cool down, the foliage starts heating up into a brilliant yellow-orange.
You'll get three seasons of beauty from this reliable perennial. Best of all? They'll get better each and every year.
Order Starstruck Blue Star today. Please hurry, as these showy little plants are in big demand.
How to Use Starstruck Blue Star in the Landscape
Make the most of your perennial borders with a low-slung ribbon of bright blue flowers. Plant them two feet apart for a lush look that fills in quickly.
They'll grow well in partial shade or full sun. Starstruck is a great choice to jazz existing foundation plantings that need a little boost.
Partner them with a plethora of spring-blooming bulbs. Place them in front of modern Landscape Roses or airy Ornamental Grasses.
These hard-working, multi-seasonal charmers play well with others! Create a fantastic Pollinator Garden in front of your Victory Garden.
Build a narrow new bed and fill it with Monarda, Swamp Milkweed, Allium bulbs and Lobelia. Line it with Starstruck Blue Star. Pop in a few Blueberry or Blackberry bushes behind as a fruiting backdrop.
Adding plenty of flowers brings pollinators to your annual veggie plants and fruiting trees. You'll have eye candy, and increase the size of your harvests.
If you live in an area with high pressure from deer and rabbits, weave these pretty perennials into your planting design. They don't like the taste of this one...use it to protect your other plants from getting nibbled.
They look great in oversized seasonal containers, too. Count on them as a terrific "Filler" plant for spring bloom, summer green and electrifying fall color.
#ProPlantTips for Care
They'll perform in either full sun, or partial shade. They need at least four hours of sunshine a day.
Starstruck does great in well-drained soil that sheds water quickly after a rainfall. If your soil stays soggy, bring in extra soil to elevate your plants in a raised bed.
We recommend applying a consistent, medium amount of water to keep your plants in tip-top shape. Mulch is a great idea to keep their root systems cool, but please pull it back away from touching the stems.
Prune them down in early spring to an inch or two from the ground. Add flowering plant fertilizer or a top-dressing of compost at that time, if desired.
Rare blue-flowering plants are one of Nature Hills' specialities! Add the outstanding blue tones of Starstruck Blue Star this season. Order yours today!